Midway, South Carolina
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Bamberg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29003. The Survey maps it on the Midway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1920 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Orangeburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Midway quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Saint George quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
225 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 225 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 1992 and 2019, burning about 857 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 98 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Midway: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Calcium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland Pit | Calcium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $4,000 | Trees down on Goose Bay Road and crop damage to corn and wheat fields from microburst winds. EM also reported a tree down on a powerlines on Goose Bay Road. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Midway | $4,000 | Resident reported golf ball size hail from the storm. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $4,000 | Trees down on Goose Bay Road and crop damage to corn and wheat fields from microburst winds. EM also reported a tree down on a powerlines on Goose Bay Road. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Midway | $500 | Damage survey confirmed an F0 tornado took down some trees and powerlines. |
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Midway | - | A NWS Survey Team confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado south of the town of Bamberg in Bamberg County, SC from March 12th, 2026. The tornado formed near the intersection of HWY 601 and Harley Rd and continued east along Harley Road. Most of the damage occurred on a property at the intersection of HWY 601 and Harley Rd where multiple trees were downed and one large pine tree trunk was found snapped. The tornado continued into a field to the east, evident in the grass leaning in opposite directions, and lifted before reaching a wooded area east of the field. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Midway | - | SCDOT website reports that Spring Branch Road is closed between Pierce Road and Hunter's Chapel Road due to water running over the road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | Multiple trees were downed on Bethel Rd and Hunters Chapel Rd, SE of Bamberg. Time estimated. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Midway | - | Sheriff reported 1 inch hail in the Midway area. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamberg | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Bobcat Landing | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Embree | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ott (historical) | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Clear Pond | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Loraine (historical) | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Farrell Crossroads | 7.3 miles | 18 | |
| Millersville (historical) | 7.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1224480. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











